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United States Patent | 5,044,164 |
Bee | September 3, 1991 |
A method of preparing a clathrate of a gas-hydrate-forming material and water by preparing a dispersion of liquid water in a continuous fluid phase comprising the gas-hydrate-forming material and controlling the temperature and the pressure such that a clathrate is formed.
Inventors: | Bee; Rodney D. (St. Neots, GB3) |
Assignee: | Van den Bergh Foods Co., division of Conopco, Inc. (Lisle, IL) |
Appl. No.: | 335618 |
Filed: | April 10, 1989 |
Apr 08, 1988[GB] | 8808330 |
Current U.S. Class: | 62/46.1; 62/54.1; 62/70 |
Intern'l Class: | F17C 011/00 |
Field of Search: | 62/46.1,54.1,69,70 |
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Foreign Patent Documents | |||
0330578 | Aug., 1989 | EP. |